By Michael McMullan RORY Kavanagh has stepped down from his role as the Glen senior football manager. The 2012 All-Ireland winner from Letterkenny took over from Malachy O’Rourke ahead of the 2025 season. Advertisement The Watties were beaten by Magherafelt in the semi-final of the Derry championship. Kavanagh had previously steered his native St Eunan’s […]
Mullan family inquest listed for mention at Coroner’s Court
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AN inquest into the deaths of a father and his two children will be mentioned at a sitting of the Coroner’s Court in Letterkenny tomorrow. John Mullan (49) and his children Tomás (14) and six-year-old Amelia tragically lost their lives when the family’s car skidded into water in August 2020. The family were returning home to […]
Kyle McDermott remembered on first anniversary of his death
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FAMILY and friends have been remembering a Donegal man on the first anniversary of his death. Kyle McDermott (24), who was originally from Burt, died in Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry following an altercation on the Victoria Road area of Ballymagorry village, near Strabane, on October 7, 2024. Daniel Patrick Hanna (24) of Victoria Road, Strabane, has been charged […]
Community Mass today in memory of much-loved priest, Fr Oliver Crilly
A COMMUNITY Mass will be held this afternoon in St. Mary’s Church, Castlefin for much-loved Diocese of Derry Priest Fr. Oliver Crilly who passed away at Letterkenny University Hospital on Saturday afternoon. Fr. Crilly spent the last ten years of what should have been his retirement actively serving as Priest in Residence in the Parish […]
Derry-Dublin route to be reinstated by third quarter of 2026
CONFIRMATION that the Public Service Obligation (PSO) air service between City of Derry Airport and Dublin Airport will be up and running by the third quarter of 2026 by the Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, has been described by Donegal Minister of State, Charlie McConalogue, as an extremely positive development. Speaking after a meeting yesterday […]
Celebrating the legacy of Martin McGuinness on his eighth anniversary
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by Louise Doyle THE North’s first minister shared her personal and political journey with Martin McGuinness at a special event on the eve of the eighth anniversary of his death. The emotive conversation between Michelle O’Neill and human rights activist Andrée Murphy was held in the Ebrington Hotel in the Bogside man’s beloved home city of […]
Two men arrested following serious assault in Lifford
By Dionne Meehan TWO men have been arrested in Derry following the serious assault of a young Lifford man earlier this week. This comes after two men were seriously injured in a house in Lifford on Monday, January 20. Advertisement One man, aged in his 20s, named locally as Charles Dooher, was airlifted to the Royal […]
‘The journey for truth and justice starts now’
By Dionne Meehan DONEGAL County Councillor Frank McBrearty has promised to be a political voice for the family and friends of Rebecca Browne on their journey for truth and justice following her tragic death. Ms Browne (21), who was from the Galliagh area of Derry City, died after she was struck by a garda car […]
Taoiseach makes first official visit to Derry
By Rebecca Crockett TAOISEACH Simon Harris will make his first visit to Derry as leader where he is expected to mark ongoing cross-border cooperation between Derry, Tyrone, and Donegal. The Fine Gael leader will announce €7.6 million from the Shared Island Fund to link the Wild Atlantic Way with the Causeway Coastal route in the […]
New cross-border veterinary practice opens in Donegal
by Tara McCormack A NEW locally-owned veterinary clinic, Northwest Vets, has opened its doors in Burt, Inishowen, catering to the needs of farmers and animal owners in North Donegal and the Derry-Tyrone border region. The practice, founded by Maria Barron and Niall McSharry, offers a personalised alternative to corporate veterinary services, with a focus on […]